Wolf Creek Wildlife Area
Wolf Creek Wildlife Area is a park in Ohio, at a recorded elevation of 308 m. High Hill stands 389 m to the north-northeast, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Burr Oak State Park, a park 4.5 miles away. Morgan County Scenic Byway passes 1.1 miles off. 30 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 308 m
How to reach it
- 1.1 mi off the Morgan County Scenic Byway
- 25.0 mi off the Ohio River Scenic Byway, National
- 25.4 mi off the Historic National Road - Ohio, National
- 29.6 mi off the Covered Bridge Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Scenic overlook · 29 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Burr Oak State Park: 4.5 mi
- Embree Park: 5.6 mi
- Muskingum River Parkway State Park: 7.8 mi
- Kiwanis-Jaycee Community Park: 7.9 mi
- Sedalia Crossing Park: 8.0 mi
- Trimble Township Community Forest: 9.6 mi
- Marietta Run Preserve: 13.0 mi
- Lindy Roosenburg Preserve: 14.0 mi
- Lesli Johnson Preserve: 14.7 mi
- Tucker Run Preserve: 15.0 mi
- Cotton Hill: 8.9 mi
- Willis Hill: 9.4 mi
- Buttermilk Hill: 9.6 mi
- Green Knobs: 11.8 mi
- Cherry Hill: 12.4 mi
- Quaker Meeting House: 7.9 mi
- Central School Bell: 16.2 mi
- Ohio University: 18.4 mi
- Soldiers and Sailors Monument: 18.4 mi
- College Green: 18.4 mi
- Murray City Coal Mine Museum: 11.4 mi
- Ohio Historical Society Pottery Museum: 16.4 mi
- Ohio Valley Museum of Discovery: 17.7 mi
- Southeast Ohio History Center: 18.2 mi
- Kennedy Museum of Art: 19.0 mi
- B&O Caboose: 13.4 mi
- Tinker's Cave: 14.2 mi
- Big Muskie: 15.2 mi
- Miner's Memorial Park: 15.2 mi
- Ohio University Alumni Gateway: 18.4 mi
- Mail Pouch: 18.5 mi
- The Green Lady / "American Woman": 18.5 mi
- Albatross: 18.5 mi
- ELECTRICS: 21.2 mi
- Ten Commandments: 23.8 mi
- Garden: 17.5 mi
- Ohio University Student Garden: 18.1 mi
- Ohio University Student Garden: 18.1 mi
- Wolfe Garden: 18.5 mi
- San Toy: 7.0 mi
- King's Station: 24.4 mi
- Tunnel Rock: 15.9 mi
- Blair Arch: 16.0 mi
- Buchtel Spring: 13.6 mi
- Rockhouse Rock Cliff: 17.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Wolf Creek Wildlife Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| High Hill | NNE 30° | 389 m | 21.0 mi |
| Coffee Knob | ENE 64° | 358 m | 24.6 mi |
| Browns Knob | ENE 56° | 351 m | 20.8 mi |
| Schultz Hill | W 260° | 337 m | 24.5 mi |
| Green Knobs | N 6° | 333 m | 11.8 mi |
| Long Ridge | SW 234° | 325 m | 24.5 mi |
| Willis Hill | NE 53° | 323 m | 9.4 mi |
| Starrett Ridge | SW 234° | 323 m | 23.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:32 | 19:05 | 19:40 |
| June solstice | 06:01 | 20:19 | 20:59 |
| September equinox | 07:16 | 18:51 | 19:27 |
| December solstice | 07:46 | 16:25 | 17:08 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 30 | 32 | 41 | 52 | 61 | 69 | 73 | 72 | 66 | 54 | 43 | 34 |
| Precip in | 3.6 | 2.8 | 3.9 | 4.2 | 4.4 | 4.6 | 4.7 | 3.9 | 3.4 | 3.1 | 3.0 | 3.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — MC Connellsville LK 7, 8 mi away.
- Widow Skimmer6 obs
- Common Whitetail4 obs
- Unicorn Clubtail3 obs
- Banded Pennant3 obs
- Spangled Skimmer3 obs
- Common Box Turtle2 obs
- Halloween Pennant2 obs
- wide leek2 obs
Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357485127
Day trips start here
- Zanesville · 26 mi
- Southeast Ohio · 30 mi
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